For to which of the angels once said he, Thou art my Son, I have this day begotten thee? And again, I will be to him for Father, and he shall be to me for Son?

For we have been partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our foundation firm to the end;

Let us therefore fear, lest a solemn promise being left to come into his rest, any of you should seem to have failed.

For if Jesus had caused them to rest, he would not have spoken of another day after these things.

For we have not a chief priest unable to suffer with our weaknesses; but tried in all things as a resemblance, without sin.

So also Christ honoured not himself, to become chief priest; but he having spoken to him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

Of whom great is the word to us, and difficult of interpretation to speak, since ye have been sluggish in the hearing.

For also ye ought to be teachers for the time, again ye have need for some one to teach you the elements of the beginning of the sayings of God; and have become those having need of milk, and not of firm food.

And we have been persuaded of you, dearly beloved, of better things, and connected with salvation, if we also thus speak.

That by two unalterable deeds, in which it is impossible for God to deceive we might have a strong consolation, taking refuge in holding firmly the hope set before:

Which we have as an anchor of the soul, unshaken and firm, and entering into that further within the veil.;

And they truly of the sons of Levi, receiving the office of priest, have a command to take a tenth part from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, although having come out of the loins of Abraham:

And the summary to the things spoken: We have such a chief priest, who sat on the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

For every chief priest is appointed to bring in gifts and sacrifices also: wherefore it is necessary also for this to have something which he might bring.

(Since he must have suffered many times from the foundation of the world:) but now once at the termination of the times for the annulling of sin by the sacrifice of himself has he been shown clearly.

So Christ, once offered to have borne the sins of many, of the second time, without sin, shall be seen to them expecting him for salvation.

For would they not have ceased to be brought in? because they serving have no more consciousness of sins, once purified.

For ye also suffered together with me in bonds, and received the pillage of your possessions with joy, knowing to have in yourselves a better and abiding substance in the heavens.

For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

By faith we perceive that the times were adjusted by the word of God, so that things seen have been born not of things brought to light.

By faith Enoch was transferred not to see death; and was not found, because God had transferred him: for before his transferring he had been testified of, to have pleased God.

And truly if they remembered that from which they came out, they had time to have returned.

Having chosen rather to be treated ill with the people of God, than to have the enjoyment of sin for a time;

Ye have not yet resisted until blood, fighting against sin.

And ye have totally forgotten the entreaty which is spoken to you as to sons, My son, neglect not the instruction of the Lord, nor be enervated being rebuked by him:

Since we truly have fathers of our flesh instructors, and we were influenced: shall we not rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and we shall live?

For ye have not come to the mount being handled, and burned with fire, and to duskiness, and to darkness, and to a violent storm,

But ye have come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom unmoved; we should have grace by which we might serve God acceptably, with reverence and circumspection:

We have an altar, of which they serving the tent have no power to eat.

For here have we no abiding city, but we seek that about to be.

Pray for us: for we have trusted that we have a good consciousness, in all things wishing to be well occupied.